𑌅𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌸
Ardas in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Sikh tradition; opening by Guru Gobind Singh Ji (Var Sri Bhagauti Ji) · Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Sikh tradition · 18th century onward
The Ardas grew into the Sikh community’s shared prayer of remembrance and request. Its opening invocation is from Guru Gobind Singh Ji; the body recalls the Gurus and the Sikhs’ sacrifices, and the close commits the whole of humanity to God’s blessing.
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𑌅𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌸
aradhaas
𑍐 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 𑌜𑍀 𑌕𑍀 𑌫𑌤𑌹 ॥
ikOankaar vaahiguroo jee kee fateh ||
𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑍗𑌤𑍀 𑌜𑍀 𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌇 ॥
sree bhagautee jee sahai ||
𑌵𑌾𑌰 𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑍗𑌤𑍀 𑌜𑍀 𑌕𑍀 ॥ 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌾𑌹𑍀 ௧௦ ॥
vaar sree bhagautee jee kee || paatisaahee 10 ||
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌥𑌮 𑌭𑌗𑍗𑌤𑍀 𑌸𑌿𑌮𑌰𑌿 𑌕𑍈 𑌗𑍁𑌰 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌕 𑌲𑌈𑌂 𑌧𑌿𑌆𑌇 ॥ 𑌫𑌿𑌰 𑌅𑌂𑌗𑌦 𑌗𑍁𑌰 𑌤𑍇 𑌅𑌮𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍈 𑌹𑍋𑌈𑌂 𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌇 ॥ 𑌅𑌰𑌜𑌨 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍋𑌬𑌿𑌂𑌦 𑌨𑍋 𑌸𑌿𑌮𑌰𑍗 𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌇 ॥ 𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌶𑌨 𑌧𑌿𑌆𑌈𑌐 𑌜𑌿𑌸𑍁 𑌡𑌿𑌠𑍇 𑌸𑌭𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌖𑌿 𑌜𑌾𑌇 ॥ 𑌤𑍇𑌗 𑌬𑌹𑌾𑌦𑌰 𑌸𑌿𑌮𑌰𑌿𑌐 𑌘𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑍗 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿 𑌆𑌵𑍈 𑌧𑌾𑌇 ॥ 𑌸𑌭 𑌥𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌹𑍋𑌇 𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌇 ॥௧॥
piratham bhagauatee simar kai gur naanak liee(n) dhiaai || fir a(n)gadh gur te amaradhaas raamadhaasai hoiee(n) sahai || arajan harigobi(n)dh no simarau sree harirai || sree harikirashan dhiaaieeaai jis ddiThe sabh dhukh jai || teg bahaadhar simariaai ghar nau nidh aavai dhai || sabh thaiee(n) hoi sahai ||1||
𑌦𑌸𑌵𑍇𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌶𑌾𑌹 𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 𑌗𑍋𑌬𑌿𑌂𑌦 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌘 𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌬 𑌜𑍀 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌜 𑌪𑌂𑌥 𑌦𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌲𑍀 𑌸𑌭 𑌥𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌹𑍋𑌇 𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌇 ॥ 𑌦𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌶𑌾𑌹𑍀𑌆𑌂 𑌜𑍀 𑌦𑍀 𑌜𑍋𑌤 𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂𑌥 𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌬 𑌜𑍀 𑌦𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌠 𑌦𑍀𑌦𑌾𑌰 𑌦𑌾 𑌧𑌿𑌆𑌨 𑌧𑌰 𑌕𑍇 𑌬𑍋𑌲𑍋 𑌜𑍀 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 ॥
dhasave(n) paatashaeh sree guroo gobi(n)dh si(n)gh saahib jee mahaaraaj pa(n)th dhe vaalee sabh thaiee(n) hoi sahai || dhasaa(n) paatashaaheeaa(n) jee dhee jot sree guroo gra(n)th saahib jee dhe paaTh dheedhaar dhaa dhiaan dhar ke bolo jee vaahiguroo vaahiguroo vaahiguroo ||
𑌪𑌂𑌜𑌾 𑌪𑌿𑌆𑌰𑌿𑌆𑌂 𑌚𑍗𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌬𑌜𑌼𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌆𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌹𑍀𑌆𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌆𑌂 𑌹𑌠𑍀𑌆𑌂 𑌜𑌪𑍀𑌆𑌂 𑌤𑌪𑍀𑌆𑌂 𑌜𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌜ੱ𑌪𑌿𑌆 𑌵𑌂𑌡 𑌛𑌕𑌿𑌆 𑌦𑍇𑌗 𑌚𑌲𑌾𑌈 𑌤𑍇𑌗 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑍀 𑌦𑍇𑌖 𑌕𑍇 𑌅𑌣𑌡𑌿ੱ𑌠 𑌕𑍀𑌤𑌾 𑌤𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌿𑌆𑌰𑌿𑌆𑌂 𑌸𑌚𑌿𑌆𑌰𑌿𑌆𑌂 𑌦𑍀 𑌕𑌮𑌾𑌈 𑌦𑌾 𑌧𑌿𑌆𑌨 𑌧𑌰 𑌕𑍇 𑌖𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌾 𑌜𑍀 𑌬𑍋𑌲𑍋 𑌜𑍀 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 ॥
pa(n)jaa piaariaa(n) chauahaa(n) saahibazaadhiaa(n) chaalheeaa(n) mukatiaa(n) haTheeaa(n) japeeaa(n) tapeeaa(n) jinhaa(n) naam ja'piaa va(n)dd chhakiaa dheg chalaiee teg vaahee dhekh ke anaddi'Th keetaa tinhaa(n) piaariaa(n) sachiaariaa(n) dhee kamaiee dhaa dhiaan dhar ke khaalasaa jee bolo jee vaahiguroo ||
𑌜𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌘𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌘𑌣𑍀𑌆𑌂 𑌨𑍇 𑌧𑌰𑌮 𑌹𑍇𑌤 𑌸𑍀𑌸 𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌬𑌂𑌦 𑌬𑌂𑌦 𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌏 𑌖𑍋𑌪𑌰𑍀𑌆𑌂 𑌲𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌈𑌆𑌂 𑌚𑌰𑌖𑍀𑌆𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌢𑌼𑍇 𑌆𑌰𑌿𑌆𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌲 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌏 𑌗𑌏 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌦𑍁𑌆𑌰𑌿𑌆𑌂 𑌦𑍀 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾 𑌲𑌈 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌬𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌆𑌂 𑌕𑍀𑌤𑍀𑌆𑌂 𑌧𑌰𑌮 𑌨𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌆 𑌸𑌿ੱ𑌖𑍀 𑌕𑍇𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌆𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌲 𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌹𑍀 𑌤𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍀 𑌕𑌮𑌾𑌈 𑌦𑌾 𑌧𑌿𑌆𑌨 𑌧𑌰 𑌕𑍇 𑌖𑌼𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌾 𑌜𑍀 𑌬𑍋𑌲𑍋 𑌜𑍀 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 ॥
jinhaa(n) si(n)ghaa(n) si(n)ghaneeaa(n) ne dharam het sees dhite ba(n)dh ba(n)dh kaTaae khopareeaa(n) luhaieeaa(n) charakheeaa(n) te chaRhe aariaa(n) naal chiraae ge gurdhuaariaa(n) dhee sevaa liee kurabaaneeaa(n) keeteeaa(n) dharam nahee(n) haariaa si'khee kesaa(n) suaasaa(n) naal nibhaahee tinhaa(n) dhee kamaiee dhaa dhiaan dhar ke khhaalasaa jee bolo jee vaahiguroo ||
𑌪𑌂𑌜𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌖𑌼𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑌬ੱ𑌤 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌦𑍁𑌆𑌰𑌿𑌆𑌂 𑌦𑌾 𑌧𑌿𑌆𑌨 𑌧𑌰 𑌕𑍇 𑌬𑍋𑌲𑍋 𑌜𑍀 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 ॥
pa(n)jaa(n) takhhataa(n) saraba't gurdhuaariaa(n) dhaa dhiaan dhar ke bolo jee vaahiguroo ||
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌥𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑌬ੱ𑌤 𑌖𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌾 𑌜𑍀 𑌕𑍀 𑌅𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌸 𑌹𑍈 𑌜𑍀 𑌸𑌰𑌬ੱ𑌤 𑌖𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌾 𑌜𑍀 𑌕𑍋 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 𑌚𑌿𑌤 𑌆𑌵𑍇 𑌚𑌿𑌤 𑌆𑌵𑌨 𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑌦𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑌬 𑌸𑍁𑌖 𑌹𑍋𑌵𑍇 ॥ 𑌜𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌖𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌾 𑌜𑍀 𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌬 𑌤𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌰𑌛𑌿𑌆 𑌰𑌿𑌆𑌇𑌤 𑌦𑍇𑌗 𑌤𑍇𑌗 𑌫𑌤𑌹 𑌬𑌿𑌰𑌦 𑌕𑍀 𑌪𑍈𑌜 𑌪𑌂𑌥 𑌕𑍀 𑌜𑍀𑌤 𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌬 𑌜𑍀 𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌇 𑌖𑌾𑌲𑌸𑍇 𑌜𑍀 𑌕𑍇 𑌬𑍋𑌲 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌬𑍋𑌲𑍋 𑌜𑍀 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 ॥
pirathame saraba't khaalasaa jee kee aradhaas hai jee saraba't khaalasaa jee ko vaahiguroo vaahiguroo vaahiguroo chit aave chit aavan kaa sadhakaa sarab sukh hove || jahaa(n) jahaa(n) khaalasaa jee saahib tahaa(n) tahaa(n) rachhiaa riaait dheg teg fateh biradh kee paij pa(n)th kee jeet sree saahib jee sahai khaalase jee ke bol baale bolo jee vaahiguroo ||
𑌸𑌿ੱ𑌖𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑍂𑌂 𑌸𑌿ੱ𑌖𑍀 𑌦𑌾𑌨 𑌕𑍇𑌸 𑌦𑌾𑌨 𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌤 𑌦𑌾𑌨 𑌬𑌿𑌬𑍇𑌕 𑌦𑌾𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑌾𑌹 𑌦𑌾𑌨 𑌭𑌰𑍋𑌸𑌾 𑌦𑌾𑌨 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌰 𑌦𑌾𑌨 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌦𑌾𑌨 𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌅𑌂𑌮𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌸𑌰 𑌜𑍀 𑌦𑍇 𑌇𑌶𑌨𑌾𑌨 𑌚𑍗𑌂𑌕𑍀𑌆𑌂 𑌝𑌂𑌡𑍇 𑌬𑍁𑌂𑌗𑍇 𑌜𑍁𑌗𑍋 𑌜𑍁𑌗 𑌅𑌟ੱ𑌲 𑌧𑌰𑌮 𑌕𑌾 𑌜𑍈𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌬𑍋𑌲𑍋 𑌜𑍀 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂𑌊 ॥
si'khaa(n) noo(n) si'khee dhaan kes dhaan rahit dhaan bibek dhaan visaeh dhaan bharosaa dhaan dhaanaa(n) sir dhaan naam dhaan sree a(n)mritasar jee dhe ishanaan chaua(n)keeaa(n) jha(n)dde bu(n)ge jugo jug aTa'l dharam kaa jaikaar bolo jee vaahiguroooo ||
𑌸𑌿ੱ𑌖𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑌾 𑌮𑌨 𑌨𑍀𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌮ੱ𑌤 𑌉ੱ𑌚𑍀 𑌮ੱ𑌤 𑌦𑌾 𑌰𑌾𑌖𑌾 𑌅𑌕𑌾𑌲 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌖 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 ॥
si'khaa(n) dhaa man neevaa(n) ma't u'chee ma't dhaa raakhaa akaal purakh vaahiguroo ||
𑌹𑍇 𑌅𑌕𑌾𑌲 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌖 𑌆𑌪𑌣𑍇 𑌪𑌂𑌥 𑌦𑍇 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌈 𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰 𑌜𑍀𑌓 ॥ 𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌣𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌬 𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑍋𑌰 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌦𑍁𑌆𑌰𑌿𑌆𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇 𑌜𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑍐 𑌪𑌂𑌥 𑌨𑍂𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌛𑍋𑌡𑌼𑌿𑌆 𑌗𑌿𑌆 𑌹𑍈 𑌖𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌹𑍇 𑌦𑌰𑌶𑌨 𑌦𑍀𑌦𑌾𑌰 𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌭𑌾𑌲 𑌦𑌾 𑌦𑌾𑌨 𑌖𑌼𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌾 𑌜𑍀 𑌨𑍂𑌂 𑌬𑌖𑌼𑌶𑍋 ॥
he akaal purakh aapane pa(n)th dhe sadhaa sahaiee dhaataar jeeo || sree nanakaanaa saahib te hor gurdhuaariaa(n) gurdhaamaa(n) dhe jinhaa(n) to(n) pa(n)th noo(n) vichhoRiaa giaa hai khulhe dharashan dheedhaar te sevaa sa(n)bhaal dhaa dhaan khhaalasaa jee noo(n) bakhhasho ||
𑌹𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌆 𑌦𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌣 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌆 𑌦𑍇 𑌤𑌾𑌣 𑌨𑌿𑌓𑌟𑌿𑌆𑌂 𑌦𑍀 𑌓𑌟 𑌸𑌚𑍇 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 𑌆𑌪 𑌜𑍀 𑌦𑍇 ॥॥॥ 𑌅𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌸 𑌹𑍈 𑌜𑍀 ॥ 𑌅𑌖𑌰 𑌦𑌾 𑌵𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌘𑌾𑌟𑌾 𑌭𑍁𑌲 𑌚𑍁𑌕 𑌮𑌾𑌫𑌼 𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍀 𑌜𑍀 ॥ 𑌸𑌰𑌬ੱ𑌤 𑌦𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌜 𑌰𑌾𑌸 𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍇 ॥ 𑌸𑍇𑌈 𑌪𑌿𑌆𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑍇𑌲 𑌜𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌿𑌲𑌿𑌆𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌰𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌚𑌿ੱ𑌤 𑌆𑌵𑍇 ॥ 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌕 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌚𑌢𑌼𑌦𑍀 𑌕𑌲𑌾 ॥ 𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍇 𑌭𑌾𑌣𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑌬ੱ𑌤 𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌲𑌾 ॥
he nimaaniaa dhe maan nitaaniaa dhe taan nioTiaa(n) dhee oT sache pitaa vaahiguroo aap jee dhe ...... aradhaas hai jee || akhar dhaa vaadhaa ghaaTaa bhul chuk maaph karanee jee || saraba't dhe kaaraj raas karane || seiee piaare mel jinhaa(n) miliaa(n) teraa naam chi't aave || naanak naam chaRhadhee kalaa || tere bhaane saraba't dhaa bhalaa ||
𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 𑌜𑍀 𑌕𑌾 𑌖𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌾 ॥
vaahiguroo jee kaa khaalasaa ||
𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍂 𑌜𑍀 𑌕𑍀 𑌫𑌼𑌤𑌹𑌿 ॥
vaahiguroo jee kee phateh ||
Benefits of Chanting Ardas
The Sikh prayer offered at the close of every service and before new beginnings
Remembers the Gurus and martyrs and seeks Waheguru’s grace and blessing
Cultivates humility, gratitude and chardi kala (ever-rising spirit)
Ends by praying for the welfare of all humanity — sarbat da bhala
How to Chant Ardas
Ardas is recited standing with hands folded and head bowed, the whole sangat joining the closing lines. The wording adapts to the occasion; the traditional text is given here in Gurmukhi with transliteration.
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